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Best state for trapping laws #6730115
01/15/20 05:07 PM
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North Mississippi, USA
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Trapper Alex Offline OP
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What state has the best laws (or lack there of) for hunting and trapping in the contiguous US?

Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730117
01/15/20 05:10 PM
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Nevada
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Nevada
Not Arizona

Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730118
01/15/20 05:11 PM
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Moved to Fbks, Ak.
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Contiguous? And leave out Alaska
mt

Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730165
01/15/20 05:51 PM
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Northern Maine
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Northern Maine
Not Maine for sure


Nevada bound
Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730173
01/15/20 05:56 PM
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Henderson, N.Y. Jefferson Co.
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walleyed Offline
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Originally Posted by Trapper Alex
What state has the best laws (or lack there of) for hunting and trapping in the contiguous US?


New York State !!!!! laugh

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Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730198
01/15/20 06:09 PM
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potter co. p.a.
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potter co. p.a.
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Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730215
01/15/20 06:18 PM
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Ohio
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Ohio
I think ohio is decent.. snares and footholds, as long as you have private land

Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730220
01/15/20 06:20 PM
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The Hill Country of Texas
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The Hill Country of Texas
I am enjoying TX. We are basically unrestricted in the pursuit of predators and invasive species. That is my kind of freedom


“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.”
Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers


Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730248
01/15/20 06:50 PM
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uniontown pa
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uniontown pa
Not PA


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Challenge your limits
Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: walleyed] #6730254
01/15/20 06:55 PM
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Tug Hill, NY
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Originally Posted by walleyed
Originally Posted by Trapper Alex
What state has the best laws (or lack there of) for hunting and trapping in the contiguous US?


New York State !!!!! :Dw


I've seen worse....


~Illegitimi Non Carborundum~
Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730256
01/15/20 07:00 PM
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Posts: 144
Ballard Co Ky
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Ballard Co Ky
Kentucky has very good regs,imo,although we did have the anti scare here recently

Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730258
01/15/20 07:02 PM
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Minnesota
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Minnesota
Not Mn...prob. Ak


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Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730295
01/15/20 07:24 PM
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Central, SD
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SD is pretty easy on the regulations here most predators don’t even have a season.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730300
01/15/20 07:25 PM
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Ky
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Ky
KY . Trap it shoot it . If it bears fur skin it.........

Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Law Dog] #6730318
01/15/20 07:41 PM
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Minnesota
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Originally Posted by Law Dog
SD is pretty easy on the regulations here most predators don’t even have a season.

My wifey and I would move to SD in 5 min. If we won Powerball.


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Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: 330-Trapper] #6730334
01/15/20 07:54 PM
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Oregon
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Oregon
Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
Originally Posted by Law Dog
SD is pretty easy on the regulations here most predators don’t even have a season.

My wifey and I would move to SD in 5 min. If we won Powerball.

Five minutes? It would take me longer to pack then that!


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730347
01/15/20 08:02 PM
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Minnesota
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Beaverpealer.

My wifey and I would move to SD in 5 min. If we won Powerball. [/quote]
Five minutes? It would take me longer to pack then that![/quote]
No we'd get in the Truck....start driving and hire someone to Sell the farm for us... Cattle and our belongings would be shipped out to our New Ranch


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Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730438
01/15/20 09:14 PM
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AZ
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AZ
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!

Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: Trapper Alex] #6730454
01/15/20 09:28 PM
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rochester nh
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rochester nh
not newhamphire


24coyotes,4 coon 3 grey fox,118muskrats,4 mink,6 fisher 23 beaver , 10 otter,4 bobcat
Re: Best state for trapping laws [Re: don403] #6730482
01/15/20 09:45 PM
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Texas
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Texas has to be close. We have no regulations on trapping on private land. I’m not sure about public land but we really don’t have much public land.

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